Rice's hat trick boosts Fox Chapel over Penn-Trafford, 5-1
Date: Feb 22, 2016
Thomas Byrne netted a hat trick to lead Penn-Trafford over North Hills, 7-4.
Byrne's first goal came 16:40 into the first period. He then added goals at 29 seconds into the second and at 10:56 into the third.Penn-Trafford forced North Hills goalie Dominic Porco to work between the pipes, taking 41 shots. Penn-Trafford bested its season scoring average. Penn-Trafford averages 3.4 goals per game.
Penn-Trafford additionally got points from Nathan Mickey, who also tallied one goal and four assists to lead the team in points. Penn-Trafford also had goals scored by Matthew Simkovic, Benjamin Lasich, and Tyler Hufnagel, who scored one goal each. In addition, Penn-Trafford received assists from Ryan Panza, who had one.
North Hills was led by Jeremiah Polaski, who had one goal and two assists. Polaski scored 14 seconds into the third period to make the score 4-2 Penn-Trafford. Gannon Warrick assisted on the tally. North Hills also got points from Jarrett Warrick, who also finished with one goal and one assist. Others who scored for North Hills included Jeremy Zihmer and Anthony Pelligreno, who each put in one. Other players who recorded assists for North Hills were Ian Keller and Zachary Reidell, who contributed one each.
Alec Pevornik rejected 21 shots on goal for Penn-Trafford. Penn-Trafford incurred four minutes in penalty time with two minors. North Hills' Porco stopped 34 shots out of the 41 that he faced. North Hills incurred 20 minutes in penalty time with five minors.